Sealife guideThe yellowsaddle goatfishParupeneus cyclostomus

Last updated on 03/06/2024 at 11:05 PM
Taxonomy
  • Common name: Yellowsaddle goatfish, gold-saddle goatfish
  • French name: Rouget barbet doré
  • Scientific name: Parupeneus cyclostomus (Lacepède, 1801)
  • Family name: Mullidae
  • Order name: Mulliformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
The yellowsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus)
The yellowsaddle goatfish (Parupeneus cyclostomus) ©  | Dreamstime.com
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Doublebar goatfish (Parupeneus trifasciatus)
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(Parupeneus trifasciatus)
Manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
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(Parupeneus multifasciatus)
Within the same family
Freckled goatfish (Upeneus tragula)
Freckled goatfish
(Upeneus tragula)
Spotted goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus)
Spotted goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
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(Chaetodipterus faber)
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(Pseudocoris bleekeri)
Polka dot batfish (Ogcocephalus radiatus)
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(Ogcocephalus radiatus)
Porkfish (Anisotremus virginicus)
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